Panetta Sets End to Afghan Combat Role for U.S. in 2013
In a major milestone toward ending a decade of war in Afghanistan, Defense
Secretary Leon E. Panetta said on Wednesday that American forces would step back
from a combat role there as early as mid-2013, more than a year before all
American troops are scheduled to come home.
Mr. Panetta cast the decision as an orderly step in a withdrawal process long
planned by the United States and its allies, but his comments were the first
time that the United States had put a date on stepping back from its central
role in the war.
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